HB3 update: send your email now! (time requirement: 2-3 minutes)
House Bill 3 is gaining momentum and the House will be voting on it today. The bill would direct about $6 billion to directly improving the public education system and would set aside close to $3 billion for lowering school district property tax rates across the state. By raising the basic per student allotment (from $5,140 to $6,030) and other mechanisms, the bill lowers recapture for school districts by almost 40 percent. Additionally, the bill funds full-day, high-quality prekindergarten for eligible students.
If it passes in the house, it will go on to the Senate. If HB3 goes into law, it will have a real world impact on Austin ISD. For example, while recapture (local money diverted to other school districts) will not be eliminated, AISD’s 2020 recapture payment would decrease by approximately $194 million (down from $800 million to slightly over $600 million). That’s $194 million that will stay in AISD! Over the next few years, with no change, AISD, and Austin tax payers, will be paying almost $1 billion out in recapture payments. We cannot let this happen.
Email the Senate Committee on Education to say “I support HB3, because…” It can be one sentence and sign your name and contact info. (To: larry.taylor@senate.texas.gov, eddie.lucio@senate.texas.gov, paul.bettencourt@senate.texas.gov, donna.campbell@senate.texas.gov, pat.fallon@senate.texas.gov, bob.hall@senate.texas.gov, bryan.hughes@senate.texas.gov, angela.paxton@senate.texas.gov, Beverly.powell@senate.texas.gov, kirk.watson@senate.texas.gov, Royce.west@senate.texas.gov) They are not hearing from parents, we need to change that!
Questions? Email advocacy@davisdolphins.org.
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